CGC Polar Sea to Moor in Juneau

U.S. Coast Guard|by PO3 Walter Shinn

November 18, 2009 - JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Sea, the world’s most powerful non-nuclear icebreaker, will moor at the South Franklin Pier in Juneau and is scheduled to open for public tours.

The Polar Sea is returning to its homeport in Seattle after completing a 101 day deployment, 60 which were above the Arctic Circle. Although the crew of the Polar Sea has conducted multiple patrols in the Arctic, this would mark the cutter’s first science deployment in more than a decade concluding the cutter’s Arctic West Fall 2009 deployments.

The first phase took place over the course of two weeks in mid-September and involved 34 scientists from the Naval Research Laboratory led by Dr. Richard Coffin. The scientists met the cutter off Barrow, Alaska and conducted coring operations to study sediment composition. They were also involved in taking water samples to study temperature, salinity and levels of oxygen at varying

Madrid — The Oceana Ranger catamaran is equipped with a robot that has dived down to 500 meters depth to film species that are rarely spotted, or have never even been seen, in the Canarian archipelago.

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The goal of the expedition is to identify areas that should be turned into marine protected areas. Only 2.7% of the EU’s marine surface area is protected, but the United Nations calls for 10%.

Oceana has found around a dozen species in the Canary Islands whose existence in the archipelago was unknown until now. Glass and rock sponges, ball, white and black coral, and armored searobin are some of the species that have been found. A wide variety of rare species, or species for which hardly any biological information is known, were also able to be filmed live, including channeled rockfish, anglerfish, silver and pink gallo fish, fan coral, bathyal sea fans, Venus fly-trap anemones, and lollipops sponges.

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A couple quick videos showing the modular design, quality engineering, and ease of access inside our brand new Mac Pro 8-core Nehalen machine. [Click the image to see this machine on Apple's web site.]

• Yes it is super fast when compared to our former workstation.
• No you cannot have the old machine. Macs don’t retire.

The machine formerly known as “The G5″ has plenty of life now serving as our audio workstation, so our audio workstation is capable of posting HD should we need it, while providing a nice step up in sound design.

• Each clip is a bit over two minutes.
• It’s a GREEN machine, very energy efficient.

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LAS VEGAS, NV–(FreePress - February 2, 2009) - hd2o cameraflyer Joe “ICE” Berg, is on assignment to capture the Manatee.

A date and time will be determined by weather (daily conditions of the atmosphere in terms of temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, and moisture), weather will determine whether (or not) ICE (the cameraflyer, not the weather condition) can get the shot (with a camera not a weapon). Any questions?   What’s a Manatee? <<Look it up link<<< or click on this handsome fellow below.  “Hey Manatee, why the long face?”

On assignment with HD2O

“We are speaking with local experts, seeking out the best ways to approach the animals without stressing them.”  ICE has a great presence with animals; they are somewhat comfortable around him. Perhaps it is his comfort level in their environment that sets the animals at ease?

But this post is about iTunes and a 30-second Barracuda clip posted there. You can watch it right now with the pop-up player, but for the best viewing experience I suggest viewing our HD2O PodCast withTunes. Check it out, Sign up, because Manatee clips are coming soon.

Do you want to see this guy’s video? Playing with our cameraflyer? (of course you do)

HD2O -  PodCast 007

The clip features a predator, the Barracuda! This animal is easy to find and fun to shoot because they don’t fear of man.  Our cameraflyer and crew were drifting to the end of a dive. The group (seen in this clip) was exploring the other side of the reef. Do you think they checked-out the ‘chops’ on this Great Barracuda?He was lurking under the ledge to duck out of the strong current, but barracuda rarely bother with humans, thank God.  This one is way more interested in its reflection in the camera, watch as he checks himself out in good light for our camera. One swish of that powerful tail and he can go from Zero to 30 mph instantly!  Click the in-line links for more detailed reading on the remarkable barracuda.

Next in the series on predators:

Podcast 008 Lunchtime with a Great Barracuda up close and personal.  Clear and visible in HD, you will see a fish he just caught as he calmly swims away. Stay tuned.

tip: Have you tried our flog search?  Just type a word of interest, Ocean stuff such as ‘tug boat’ or ’shark’ or HD topics like ‘color’ and see all related posts.  Also try the tag cloud, filled with popular keywords from published articles.

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LAS VEGAS, NV–(Marketwire - October 08, 2008) (click image) - Entertaining at home will become trendy in today’s economy, and nothing brings people closer together than dinner. Always a good reason for guests, but what to put on that giant video screen of yours?  NASCAR, rodeo, rock concert, football?  That’ll drive a wedge through your guest

Sadly, I report the tug boat “Captain Diane” is no longer in Key West. Tug boat use has slipped as new propulsion technology is used to land and launch giant cruise ships. Of course tugs are always used for salvage, distress, and disaster at sea. It is the Captain Diane that answered the call if the US Coast Guard got in a jam.

She’s being inspected in Miami for possible/ probable sale. Here’s a shot of the graveyard. She’s not ready for that yet. Not even close. She’s a former USCG icebreaker, converted into a power tug. With 9-foot props she could pull an island if necessary, and that’s where she is headed for a busier port of call. I hope to see her again one day, perhaps in Nassau. In the mean time, and I mean Greenwich Mean time; here’s a clip. Unfortunately the original HD content was corrupted and lost so I don’t have anything but this web video. I spent an entire week aboard the Captain Diane.

Each day I found myself praying for a shipwreck or just a simple pull or push into a dock would have been nice. That week in 2007 she was welded to the dock. I slept like a baby, dove like a seal. This also means we will miss out riding alongside Captain Dave for the sinking of the Vandenberg. Unfortunately the sinking has been postponed due to funding. That last million or two are the hardest… I guess. Plus this is hurricane season. Safety first.

Tribute to the tugboat “Captain Diane”.

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Product Update - May 10, 2008

HD2O™ is happy to announce their DVD “The Keys” is now listed on Amazon. com. Buy it there for the same price as here, except you won’t get all the love. Thanks again to everyone involved with the project one more time for the teamwork and dedication. Congratulations! Time to start this year’s title.

Click the DVD box art above for product info and video preview!

VIDEO P R E S S R E L E A S E

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Las Vegas Company Takes HD Down Deep Video attached…

LAS VEGAS, NV – Paul Dymon films, inc signs underwater cameraflyer and pro dive instructor Joe Berg to their HD underwater team. His knowledge from both skill sets, video and scuba, helps showcase coral reefs and ocean animals. Berg is instrumental in showcasing “The Keys” as one of the great scuba location in the world. HD2O™ is shooting world class dive destinations fresh again in HD, the quality and format of a brand new generation.

Berg rounds out a team that includes a former Coast Guard rescue swimmer and former Navy rescue swimmer. “It’s no day in the park,” Berg says about shooting for Dymon. “The camera housing weighs about 60 pounds. The difficulty is propelling it in a smooth, fluid manor while maintaining neutral buoyancy.”
Following each shooting day the team gathers to review the content. “We no longer use video tape so clips are off-loaded as digital files to a drive system that is battery operable for total portability at sea. Sample clips can be compressed and uploaded on-the-spot for remote review and immediate client feedback from anywhere in the world. Back in Paul Dymon’s Las Vegas studio data is transferred onto a high-powered workstation for compositing, color correction, and eventually distribution.

DON’T MISS: “SHARKS COLLIDE” @ 2:00 minute mark

For highest quality images - videos are compressed with the H.264 codec.

Note: You need the latest Flash Player upgrade to play with these sharks!

The link above will analyze your version of Flash and offer the appropriate upgrade path.

Here is a peek into his collection of his shark footage.

Comments encouraged. Here’s a picture of Joe’s office and studio in The Keys… LOL

Welcome to a sample of our videos designed for public display, customize to each license. Audio designed for paging, voice over, and easy conversations.

Restaurant Video Menus: We invented the vertical plasma display for AquaKnox @ The Venetian. See the AquaKnox and W. Puck’s famous PostRio in-room commercial, both works produced by our boutique division; Las Vegas High Definition or LVHD. Content can be delivered on a standard DVD or for clients with dynamic content needs, changes are delivered remotely through secure network media playback units. HD and NTSC standards are available.

The first application uses graphics to present info for a friendly tavern atmosphere. Wait ’til you see the ‘friendly barracuda’ at about one minute.

Stick around and get hammered… at the Rusty Nail.

This application is designed for a relaxing hospitality in-room channel. Voice messages and graphics would be upgraded to the resort.

FYI: The tune is “TORTURED BEAUTY” from the featured DVD available in our store.

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By popular demand (one person suggested) we post Shaun White 2002 video for my X-gamer pal(s) around the globe. On YouTube this video has more than 36,000 views, 46 ratings 4 out of 5 stars, and favorited 83 times. So, KICK IT!

Here it is @ way better quality. Download the iTunes, iPhone version for FREE.

With only good intentions I ran out just like you and bought some energy-approved fluorescent bulbs. Our home only requires a few strategic lights for normal household function so I’m saving the planet. (and scoring a hefty windfall for myself)

Click my cabbage!

Hello from the S. Most cameraflyer. this news story going around of the eagle ray is misleading. They are showing STING RAYS over and over. What, they don’t have any eagle ray footage? Want some?

SMC